"Doesn't look like UFC has a fight (for) me until (2013). So I'll just train and get better," Koscheck stated on Twitter. The fighter then went on to list the four opponents he's most interested in.

Koscheck earlier this fall said his plan was to return to action at UFC 155, which takes place Dec. 29 in Las Vegas. But a fight for him didn't materialize for that card, and now the California-based fighter will next see work in 2013.

Koscheck won two straight fights after dropping a unanimous decision against Georges St-Pierre in a welterweight title fight at UFC 124 in December 2010. He returned from a long injury layoff to knock out Matt Hughes in the first round at UFC 135, then won a split decision against Mike Pierce at UFC 141. But against Johny Hendricks at UFC on FOX 3 this past May, a split decision didn't go his way.

He was booked for a fight with Ellenberger at UFC 151, but had to pull out of that fight with a back injury. Then that event was canceled, anyway.

Ellenberger (28-6 MMA, 7-2 UFC) beat Koscheck replacement Jay Hieron by unanimous decision earlier this month at UFC on FX 5. It's conceivable that Ellenberger could be ready to go again for an early 2013 fight against Koscheck.

Diaz (26-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) currently is suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and won't be eligible to fight again until February.

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I know that it is popular belief that Diaz is in for a rough night against any competent wrestler, but I think that's one of the biggest myth's in MMA. Fact is, Nick Diaz has never been completely shut down by any wrestler than he has faced. It is a myth stemming from his first UFC run, where he lost to Diego Sanchez and Karo Paryisian, who both won narrow decisions by simply being the fighter on top, for the most part. A lot of dummies seem to think he was handily outwrestled by Sean Sherk, but they clearly haven't seen the fight. Nick stuffed up to twenty takedowns in that fight, and even landed a couple of his own. Unfortunately for him, he was so focused on the TDD aspect of the fight, that his striking suffered, and Sherk s****ed by on the judges scorecards, although it would have been fair to give Nick the nod in that fight, just as it would have been fair to give him the nod against Riggs and Karo in his first UFC run.

In reality, Nick has one of the most active guards in the game, and it is just impossible to simply LNP him. He will always be working for submissions and sweeps, and trying to exploit small openings. But, we live in a world where the guy on top is pretty much always considered to be the guy with the upper hand, and the judges often neglect to acknowledge guard work. That's the only thing that scares me if this fight does go down.

On the feet, Kos is pretty much a one trick pony with his wild overhand right. He does throw some high kicks, but his ****nal is very limited. Nick should definitely have the advantage there, utilizing his reach and work rate. However, I don't really think Kos will want to keep it standing, and will test his luck in Nick's guard.

I think the Kos Vs Diaz fight would also give a good indication of how Nick will cope with GSP's wrestling - if he cant beat Kos, then I dont give him any chance against GSP at all. If he handles Kos' wrestling and takedown attempts with ease, then it makes his title shot against GSP all the more interesting.

This could be the most interesting matchup UFC's had in a long time.
Honestly, the only thing that will come close to the actual fight itself would be the pre-fight trash talk. This would be awesome for many different reasons - and stylistically this makes good sense. I think I'd give Diaz the advantage both on the feet and on the ground easily. He is his own worst enemy though, so the only person likely to sabotage this matchup is Diaz himself. This dude can't go a month without making a career limiting move. It won't be long until his antics will no longer be tolerated or justified by his abilities.

This could be the most interesting matchup UFC's had in a long time.
Honestly, the only thing that will come close to the actual fight itself would be the pre-fight trash talk. This would be awesome for many different reasons - and stylistically this makes good sense. I think I'd give Diaz the advantage both on the feet and on the ground easily. He is his own worst enemy though, so the only person likely to sabotage this matchup is Diaz himself. This dude can't go a month without making a career limiting move. It won't be long until his antics will no longer be tolerated or justified by his abilities.

Disagree. the UFC has suffered a dip in viewers/ppv losses recently, they NEED people like Diaz, a character outside the ring and a warrior in it. his place is safe

Disagree. the UFC has suffered a dip in viewers/ppv losses recently, they NEED people like Diaz, a character outside the ring and a warrior in it. his place is safe

I would agree with this in the short term, only because UFCs in a slump, which I feel is temporary. But when things go well, I think the bosses won't tolerate it. When egos get involved, sometimes good decision making loses out.

Look at Mayhem's last couple UFC performances then look at Diaz's fight with Penn, apples and oranges.

Problem for Diaz is that he is operating on a short rope because of his habit of ****ing the UFC over due to being a moron. He's just a ****py employee, they can't rely on him for ANYTHING. He can't be a coach on TUF, and he can't be a fighter they can use as a face of the company. You can't organize anything around Diaz without constantly stressing that he's going to suddenly **** it up at any time for no reason. That's OK while he's winning, but once he gets a bad loss and fan interest in him dies down, he quickly becomes very expendable. There are plenty of guys who will fight ***** out and show up at the press conferences.